KIRKUS REVIEWS – Review “An academic and psychologist examines the ‘quirks and unique talents of awkward individuals’ and why it’s not so bad to be awkward… the author assures that awkwardness can be a gift and that one can be grateful for it.”

LIBRARY JOURNAL – Review “Mixing personal anecdotes with summaries of psychological studies, Tashiro effectively delivers an informative and engaging pop psychology piece on what it’s like to be socially challenged.”

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Bio
Ty Tashiro, Ph.D., is the author of Awkward: The Science of Why We’re Socially Awkward and Why That’s Awesome and The Science of Happily Ever After. His work has been featured at the New York Times, Time.com, TheAtlantic.com, and NPR. He received his Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Minnesota, has been an award-winning professor at the University of Maryland and University of Colorado, and has addressed TED@NYC, Harvard Business School, MIT’s Media Lab, and the American Psychological Association. He lives in New York City.

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Ty Tashiro is a psychologist and the author of AWKWARD: The Science of Why We’re Socially Awkward and Why That’s Awesome. Learn more at AwkwardBook.com